Sail Melbourne – 12/18 Dez. 2010

1 Ben Ainslie GBR3 GBR 25 8 33 33
2 Edward Wright GBR11 GBR 32 4 36 36
3 Giles Scott GBR41 GBR 31 6 37 37
4 PieterJan Postma NED842 NED 46 2 48 48
5 Jonathan Lobert FRA112 FRA 36 12 48 48
6 Thomas Le Breton FRA29 FRA 40 10 50 50
7 Zach Railey USA4 USA 37 18 55 55
8 Andrew Mills GBR85 GBR 54 14 68 68
9 Vasilij Zbogar SLO573 SLO 64 20 84 84
10 Dan Slater NZL1 NZL 72 16 88 88

The second class away was the Finn, the heavyweight dinghy that features the big men of sailing, and triple Olympic Gold medalist and current World Match Racing champion Ben Ainslie was the one to beat. Ainslie went into the Medal Race six points ahead of compatriot Giles Scott who in turn was one point clear of Edward Wright. Frenchmen Jonathan Lobert and Thomas Le breton and American Zach Railey could technically still win, but a British victory was much more likely.

Dutchman Pieter-Jan Postma upset the British party by leaping to an early lead. As the British covered each other, Postma raced away to an easy win. However, this was all about final points and the master strategist Ben Ainslie had it under control.

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